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Males are generally affected more.
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Who is most likely to be affected by color blindness?
alot more boys are colour blind than girls
What causes color blindness genetically?
The majority of affected individuals are males. Females are carriers, but are not normally affected. This indicates that the X chromosome is one of the locations for color blindness.
Why is red-green color blindness not contagious?
Colour blindness is a usually a genetic (hereditary) condition (you are born with it). Red/green and blue colour blindness is usually passed down from your parents. The gene which is responsible for the condition is carried on the X chromosome and this is the reason why many more men are affected than women
What is the connection between color blindness and leprosy?
Red/green color blindness may slightly increase an affected person's chances of contracting leprosy.
How many Americans are affected by color blindness?
ughh ' maybee it a lightin way to ovserveee
Most people affected by mild color blindness have trouble seeing shades of?
green, yellow
What is the most common fatal genetic disease in the US Huntington's disease color blindness hemophilia cystics fibrosis?
Cystic Fibrosis 1/3300 children affected Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy 1/3600 boys affected (Color blindness is not fatal, BTW)
Who does color blindness mostly effect?
Everyone can be affected by monochromatic color blindness. Monochromatic color blindness is a condition where your color blind in only one eye.
Who is more apt to color blindness - males or females?
Genetic red-green color blindness affects men much more often than women, because the genes for the red and green color receptors are located on the X chromosome, of which men have only one and women have two. Such a trait is called sex linked Females (46, XX) are red-green color blind only if both their X chromosomes are defective with a similar deficiency, whereas males (46, XY) are color blind if their single X chromosome is defective. This sentence means that if both of the X chromosomes women are reccesive ten she has a color blindness trait. If the X chromosomes has one dominant X and one reccesive trait then she doesn't have the color blindness trait. The people who have color blindness trait are called a carrier.
What organ system is affected by color blindness?
color blindness affects the human body as you cant see certain colors which is not good.
Can blindness be a symptom of a stroke?
Strokes are more likely to produce blurring vision rather than complete blindness although blindness is certainly possible.
What is the answer to The More you have the Less you see?
The more 'BLINDNESS' you have the less you see!
